Disney Cruise Line Raises Flag at German Shipyard

Disney
Cruise
Line®
officially
opened
an
office
at the
Meyer
Werft
shipyard
in
Papenburg,
Germany,
as work
continues
to move
forward
on the
design
and
development
for the
company’s
two new
cruise
liners.

In a
ceremonial
welcome,
the
Disney
Cruise
Line
team
presented
Meyer
Werft
with an
official
company
flag
which
was
hoisted
at the
entrance
to the
shipyard.

"This is
an
exciting
time as
we take
the
first
step in
our new
build
process"
said
Frank de
Heer,
Vice
President
of New
Ship
Development
for Walt
Disney
Imagineering.
"Meyer
Werft's
expertise
and fine
craftsmanship
combined
with
classic
Disney
artistry
and
storytelling
will
ensure
that our
ships
will be
among
the
finest
at sea."

"This is
a
special
moment
for
Disney
Cruise
Line,"
said
Fabio
DiMarco,
Director
of New
Build,
Marine
and
Technical
Design
for
Disney
Cruise
Line.
"We are
so happy
to be
here and
fly our
flag
proudly
at the
Meyer
Werft
shipyard."

For the
next
five
years,
the
Disney
Cruise
Line
flag
will fly
at the
Meyer
Werft
shipyard
and the
company
will
maintain
a
permanent
office
in
Papenburg.
Full-time
Disney
Cruise
Line
Cast
Members
and
Disney
Imagineers
will
work
alongside
the
Meyer
Werft
team to
deliver
the two
new
ships in
2011 and
2012.

"We are
honored
to
welcome
Disney
Cruise
Line
to
Papenburg,"
said
Bernard
Meyer,
CEO of
Meyer
Werft
shipyard.
"We look
forward
to
building
these
magnificent
ships
with
Disney,
and
together
bringing
new
levels
of
innovation
to
cruise
passengers
around
the
world."

Meyer
Werft,
which is
known
for its
sophisticated
ship
building,
entered
into a
contract
with
Disney
Cruise
Line
in April
of this
year to
construct
the two
new
vessels.
Disney
Cruise
Line
currently
has two
83,000-ton
ships,
the
Disney
Magic®
and the
Disney
Wonder®,
which
each
have 875
staterooms.
The two
news
ships
will be
significantly
larger
at
124,000-tons
with
1,250
staterooms.